Redman's Three Home Runs Boosts 'Topes

Tot Holmes

04/19/2010

Prentice Redman's three home runs helped Albuquerque smack Omaha 11-5. Chattanooga let get away on a two-run Tennessee homer in the 10 and lost 6-5. Modesto scored three in the 10th inning to top Inland Empire 4-1. Christian Lara's suicide squeeze pushed across the go-ahead run as Great Lakes beat West Michigan 5-2.

Redman Leads Isotopes to 11-5 Win

Led by Prentice Redman's three home runs, Albuquerque brushed off a three-run first inning deficit and rolled up 13 his and 11 runs in topping Omaha 11-5.

The 30-year-old outfielder banged a three run homer in the first, a shot in the third and a two-run homer in the fifth, finishing with six runs batted in. Outfielder Jay Gibbons chipped in with a two-run dinger in the third.

James McDonald drew the start, allowed three runs and was removed from the game. Travis Schlichting worked into the fifth, Brent Leach (2-0) added 3.1 scoreless innings to earn the win and Juan Perez closed out the win.

Redman was selected in the 10th round of the 1999 draft by the New York Mets and has been in the Seattle Mariners system the last three seasons. He saw action in 15 games for New York in 2003 and has played 1,278 games and has had 1,278 hits and 139 home runs over 10 seasons previous to joining the Dodgers as a free agent.

Gibbons singled and homered, knocking in four runs. Between he and Prentice, they had five hits, scored five runs on four home runs and knocked in 10 of the 11 Isotopes runs. First baseman John Lindsey was 3-for-3.

McDonald, who was demoted from the big club after a solid 2009 season in Los Angeles, was tapped for three hits, two walks and three runs in his only inning and removed from the game.

Three Runs in 10th Sinks 66ers

Modesto broke up a tight, 1-1 contest with three runs in the 10th inning and held on to top Inland Empire 4-1.

The Sixers, who were held to three hits over the first four innings, scored in the fifth inning when first baseman Austin Gallagher walked and with two out, Matt Wallach tripled him across.

Jon Michael Redding allowed only three hits over the first five innings but he issued a walk and with two out had reached his pitch count in the sixth and was replaced by Kyle Smit. He allowed a double, tying the score.

Hong-Chih Kuo, rehabbing from the Dodgers, used only six pitches to add a scoreless seventh, not allowing a hit or a walk while striking out one. Cole St. Clair (0-1) added two more scoreless innings before running into trouble n the 10th.

A lead-off single and a bunt single put runners on first and third. A sacrifice fly broke the tie and after another single, Kenley Jansen replaced him.

Center fielder Nick Buss defected a fly ball to right fielder Kyle Russell that went for a triple, scoring two more runs.

Inland Empire fought back in the bottom of the 10th. With one out, Wallach and shortstop Justin Sellers singled and Buss walked to load the bases. Second baseman Cesar Suarez fouled out to the left fielder and outfielder Alfredo Silverio struck out to end the rally and the game.

Gallagher and Wallach each had two of the 66er's seven hits. the first five hitters in the 66ers lineup finished the game 1-for-22.

Loons Squeeze Out a Win

Brad Golder
Great Lakes LoonsChristian Lara laid down a suicide squeeze bunt to push across the go-ahead run for the Loons in the seventh inning and the Great Lakes Loons evened up their three-game series against the West Michigan Whitecaps with a 5-2 win.?

?With the game tied at two, second baseman Pedro Guerrero led off the seventh with a double to left. Third baseman Johan Garcia bunted him over to third to set up Lara's suicide squeeze bunt down the first base line.

?Later in the inning, Lara scored on a triple by first baseman Jerry Sands, his second triple of the series. Sands crossed the plate a batter later on outfielder Blake Smith's RBI single.?

?Jordan Roberts (2-1) worked in relief for his second win of the year. The lefty did not allow a run in three innings. Luis Vasquez hurled a 1-2-3 ninth inning for his second save. Josh Wall started for the Loons, striking out eight in five innings. He scattered eight hits and allowed two runs with only one earned.?

?The Loons struck first in the opening inning on a single by Sands that scored Garcia. The Whitecaps tied the game in the bottom half on a double and an RBI single. West Michigan took the lead in the second, capitalizing on an error by Garcia. Then in the third, Great Lakes tied the game on an RBI single by outfielder Brian Cavazos-Galvez.?

?Lara finished the game with three hits. Garcia, Sands and Smith had two hits each in the contest.?

?The Loons and Whitecaps meet for the final game of a three-game series and the Loons' third game in a six-day road trip in Comstock Park Monday evening at 6:35 pm. Right-hander Brett Wallach (0-0, 0.00 ERA), who hasn't allowed an earned run all season, starts for the Loons against West Michigan left-hander Jade Todd (0-1, 6.40). ?